3.
Specify the IP address of the server with the IBM NetVista Thin Client for
Linux Product (or equivalent tool kit) installed.
4.
Click
Continue
.
5.
Select a mount point on the server and click
Continue
.
6.
Select an IDF file to provide the software update and click
Continue
.
7.
When a confirmation box appears, click
Continue
.
Attention:
After you click
Continue
, the server might take as long as 10
minutes to update the CompactFlash card. Do
not
power off the workstation
while it reboots.
Recovering the flash image of a workstation
Flash recovery is used to
create
a new flash image or
recover
from a damaged
flash image.
This process is also known as reflashing the workstation. When you create or
recover the flash image of a workstation, the recovery server reformats the
CompactFlash card, and copies the recovery flash image to the workstation. Any
configurations that you have made to the workstation are removed.
You can recover the flash image of a workstation by using one of the following
methods:
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“Using the Setup Utility to recover the flash image of a workstation” on page 17
v
Using the Thin Client Managers Operations Utility, see the Help Text within the
Operations Utility.
You need to specify the IDF flash file that you want to use in the process,
regardless of the method that you choose.
Performing a flash recovery requires access to a server with the IBM NetVista Thin
Client for Linux Product (or equivalent tool kit) installed.
Using the Setup Utility to recover the flash image of a
workstation
You can use the Setup Utility to recover the CompactFlash image of a workstation.
Perform the following steps:
1.
From the workstation that you want to recover, enter the Setup Utility:
a.
Press and hold the following keys on the left side of the keyboard:
Shift
+
Ctrl
+
Alt
.
b.
Hold the keys down for several seconds until the Setup Utility starts.
2.
From the Setup Utility, click
Management / Flash Recovery
.
3.
Specify the IP address of the server with the IBM NetVista Thin Client for
Linux Product (or equivalent tool kit) installed.
4.
Click
Continue
.
5.
Select a mount point on the server and click
Continue
.
6.
Select an IDF file to provide the recovery and click
Continue
.
7.
When a confirmation box appears, click
Continue
.
Attention:
After you click
Continue
, the server might take as long as 10
minutes to recover the flash image. Do
not
power off the workstation while it
reboots.
Altering the flash image of a workstation
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